Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 17 21:40:49 EST 2007 | Sumbi
Oven keeps building up debri in cooling plates and flux system seems not very good. would preferr less maintance,no time. know of any work arounds.Oven is Paragon series.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 17 22:35:21 EST 2007 | JNet
Is the oven air or nitrogen? If it is air I would suggest more exhuast to pull the flux vapors out if the oven before they can condense in the cooling. If it is a nitrogn machine that makes it a little more complicated. If the filter system is clogge
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 23 23:28:54 EST 2007 | jovial_guy23
If you have flux deposits on the cooling plates, try out Zestron's VIGON RC101...It is an extremely good product especially for reflow ovens and wave solder systems. Check it out...Minimal maintenance water based chemistry with no flash point...Much
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 11 13:58:32 EDT 2014 | proy
Have an older reflow oven which I need to clean up collected flux residues from the chain, mesh, intake/exhaust areas, slides etc heavy brown dust, likely water soluble residues, lots of polymerized brown resin as well.
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 15 15:49:57 EDT 2014 | davef
"the sprite sugar/water mix" becomes a solvent because the number of carbon molecules in the sugar chain is greater than number of carbon molecules in the flux residue chain. Er, something like that ...
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 30 18:01:16 EDT 2014 | hegemon
Sprite/Sugar as a solvent?!! I want to clean my oven now! In other words, this I GOTTA SEE. Ain't chemistry great? 'hege
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 14 15:37:00 EDT 2014 | jdenuzzia
If you do a search on Reflow Oven Cleaning Fluid, you will find links to companies and chemicals that can assist you. I recommend that you contact one or more of the companies and discuss your needs and the paste you are using. They should be able t
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 15 11:48:14 EDT 2014 | proy
Interesting idea the sprite sugar/water mix.... I found a spray on BBQ cleaner which worked pretty well, but is a little sharp on the lungs! Peter
Electronics Forum | Thu May 01 06:42:25 EDT 2014 | cbeneat
I use Simple Green, works pretty well, although I use the concentrate and don't dilute it as is recommended, so it's pretty strong. I am going to try the sugar water though. I'm intrigued.
Electronics Forum | Thu May 01 18:21:26 EDT 2014 | hegemon
Of course now I am really wondering if my own guts like the Sprite/Solvent... 'hege
